A Quote by Jack Welch

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.

Jack Welch

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Jack Welch
American - Businessman
November 19, 1935 - March 1, 2020

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I believe in wishes and in a person's ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a wish.. it's a goal that your conscience and subconscience can help make reality.

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Trying to get people to face reality and see the world the way it really is is an absolutely critical aspect of leadership, in my view.

Jack Welch

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

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I picked such seemingly disparate essays, I thought it was important to say what was the guiding principle in the selection rather than focus on any one essay. I reached for some principle that had been subconscious in me and lifted it into consciousness. Authenticity and sincerity were the most important unifying principles of all these apparently different essays.

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